Example sentences of "be [adj] [noun sg] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A petition organized by the Jewish people 's Council against Fascism and Anti-Semitism collected 77,000 signatures in two days ; it was felt that if there had been more time over a quarter of a million would have signed against Mosley 's proposed demonstration . |
| 2 | Manchester-based Leonard Curties and Partners are busy drawing up a report on the club 's financial affairs before attempting to finalise the sale next year for a fee of around £1.3 million . |
| 3 | Dear Horace , I think I may be a bit late with this as here in the antipodes , and especially being some way down a circulation list , your column takes some weeks to reach me . |
| 4 | Is used oil therefore a waste ? |
| 5 | That is one reason even a smoothly-run and uneventful Libyan poll took some time to complete . |
| 6 | ‘ There is one signal scarcely a mile behind us and there are three more towards the south . |
| 7 | If there is spare capacity then a rise in output Y t can be met from the existing capital stock , with no need for new investment . |
| 8 | The headline in the London Standard read ‘ The professor what do n't know nothing ’ , and the subheading expressed the exact opposite of the truth : ‘ Is correct English just a dialect or could it possibly be a useful tool for a youngster in search of a job ? |
| 9 | ‘ People said I was brave setting up a company at such a time , ’ recalls Mr Chambers , adding ‘ Brave ’ is a back-handed way of saying ‘ You 're mad ’ . ’ |
| 10 | But how far was British industry simply a victim of circumstances ? |
| 11 | Car and Universal Finance v. Caldwell ( 1965 C.A. ) was another case where a rogue bought a car and by fraud induced the seller to accept a cheque which proved to be worthless . |